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    Mark Twain and Me 1991 POSTER

    Mark Twain and Me

    1991

    English

    6.7

    5

    62%

    62%

    aspiring writer

    biography

    Biography

    Drama

    improbable friendship

    loss of a friend

    mentoring

    turn of the century

    Daniel Petrie Daniel Petrie Director Colin Fox Colin Fox as Dr. Quintard Talia Shire Talia Shire as Jean Clemens Fiona Reid Fiona Reid as Mrs. Quick John Shepherd John Shepherd as Oxford Dean
    During the final years of his life, the famous writer Samuel "Mark Twain" Clemens is befriended by a young girl named Dorothy Quick.
    The Neptune Factor 1973 POSTER

    The Neptune Factor

    1973

    English

    4.4

    1

    14%

    14%

    Action

    Adventure

    Drama

    ocean

    Sci-Fi

    Thriller

    underwater

    Daniel Petrie Daniel Petrie Director Leslie Carlson Leslie Carlson as Brigs, Triton Radioman Donnelly Rhodes Donnelly Rhodes as Diver Bob Cousins Stuart Gillard Stuart Gillard as Diver Phil Bradley Yvette Mimieux Yvette Mimieux as Dr. Leah Jansen
    When an underwater ocean lab is lost in a earthquake, an advanced submarine is sent down to find it and encounters terrible danger.
    Calm at Sunset 1996 POSTER

    Calm at Sunset

    1996

    English

    6.1

    2

    Drama

    Daniel Petrie Daniel Petrie Director Richard Donat Richard Donat as Gil Peter Facinelli Peter Facinelli as James Pfeiffer Dash Mihok Dash Mihok as Marco Michael Moriarty Michael Moriarty as Russell Pfeiffer
    Drama about a young man who defies his parents by dropping out of college to pursue his dream of owning a fishing boat, following in the footsteps of his father and grandfather.
    A Raisin in the Sun 1961 POSTER

    A Raisin in the Sun

    1961

    English

    8.0

    23

    90%

    86%

    Action

    based on play or musical

    Drama

    grave

    housewife

    racial segregation

    racism

    urban setting

    Daniel Petrie Daniel Petrie Director Ivan Dixon Ivan Dixon as Asagai Diana Sands Diana Sands as Beneatha Younger George DeNormand George DeNormand as Employer Ruby Dee Ruby Dee as Ruth Younger
    Walter Lee Younger is a young man struggling with his station in life. Sharing a tiny apartment with his wife, son, sister and mother, he seems like an imprisoned man. Until, that is, the family gets an unexpected financial windfall.
    Moon of the Wolf 1972 POSTER

    Moon of the Wolf

    1972

    English

    5.1

    6

    14%

    14%

    Horror

    louisiana

    small town

    Thriller

    werewolf

    Daniel Petrie Daniel Petrie Director George Sawaya George Sawaya as Attendant Barbara Rush Barbara Rush as Louise Rodanthe David Janssen David Janssen as Sheriff Aaron Whitaker John Davis Chandler John Davis Chandler as Tom Jr.
    After several locals are viciously murdered, a Louisiana sheriff starts to suspect he may be dealing with a werewolf.
    The Dollmaker 1984 POSTER

    The Dollmaker

    1984

    English

    7.5

    4

    94%

    94%

    Drama

    family

    handcrafted

    Daniel Petrie Daniel Petrie Director Amanda Plummer Amanda Plummer as Mamie Christine Ebersole Christine Ebersole as Miss Vashinski Dan Hedaya Dan Hedaya as Skyros Robert Swan Robert Swan as Victor
    During World War II, hard-luck farmer Colvis Nevels leaves his rural Kentucky home to take a factory job in bustling Detroit. Reluctantly accompanying Colvis is his long-suffering wife, Gertie, a talented woodcarver set in her traditional ways. When the perils of city life and Colvis' reckless squandering of money send the Nevels into precarious financial straits, Gertie starts a business making hand-carved dolls in order to provide for her family.
    Buster and Billie 1974 POSTER

    Buster and Billie

    1974

    English

    6.9

    1

    90%

    90%

    Action

    Crime

    Drama

    georgia

    high school

    rape

    revenge

    skinny dipping

    small town

    Daniel Petrie Daniel Petrie Director Jan-Michael Vincent Jan-Michael Vincent as Buster Lane Pamela Sue Martin Pamela Sue Martin as Margie Hooks David Little David Little as Smitty Robert Englund Robert Englund as Whitey
    Dimwitted but sweet high school girl of easy virtue and the most popular boy in the school share an improbable romance.
    Rocket Gibraltar 1988 POSTER

    Rocket Gibraltar

    1988

    English

    6.5

    4

    58%

    58%

    Drama

    Daniel Petrie Daniel Petrie Director Sinéad Cusack Sinéad Cusack as Amanda 'Billi' Rockwell Bill Pullman Bill Pullman as Crow Black Macaulay Culkin Macaulay Culkin as Cy Blue Black David Hyde Pierce David Hyde Pierce as Monsieur Henri
    A man's family comes for his 77th birthday and while he loves all of his children and their children, he and his children don't exactly connect. However, he connects with his grandchildren. And he tells them what he wants for his birthday and they do what they can to give it to him.
    Six Pack 1982 POSTER

    Six Pack

    1982

    English

    6.0

    17

    72%

    72%

    Action

    Comedy

    Drama

    Sport

    Daniel Petrie Daniel Petrie Director Lonnie R. Smith Jr. Lonnie R. Smith Jr. as Biloxi Security Diane Lane Diane Lane as Breezy Erin Gray Erin Gray as Lilah Burt Reynolds Burt Reynolds as Man Walking in Front of Brewster and Lilah
    Stopping briefly in a small Texas town, an itinerant race car driver finds that his stock car, on a trailer behind his motor home, has just been quickly and expertly stripped. He chases down the miscreants, who turn out to be six orphan children. He has no recourse to the law, for the corrupt local sheriff takes most of the proceeds of their thievery in exchange for not putting them in an orphanage. They are charming rogues who are in turn charmed by him. Disliking their arrangement with the sheriff, they stow away with him, and he finds himself becoming a reluctant stepfather. Thanks to their enthusiasm and incredible mechanical know-how, he begins to make a name for himself on the racing circuit. But the sheriff doesn't take kindly to losing his extra income...
    Lassie 1994 POSTER

    Lassie

    1994

    English

    11

    88%

    56%

    Action

    Adventure

    boy and dog

    dog

    Family

    lassie

    Daniel Petrie Daniel Petrie Director Michelle Williams Michelle Williams as April Porter Tom Guiry Tom Guiry as Matthew Turner Frederic Forrest Frederic Forrest as Sam Garland Jon Tenney Jon Tenney as Steve Turner
    On their way to start a new life at a sheep farm in rural Virginia, the Turner family are halted by a wreck on the highway that has claimed the life of a truck driver. Spotting the trucker's now-abandoned collie on the side of the road, they take pity on the dog and adopt her. As the city family copes with the change to rural life, including a feud with a neighboring farm family who resent the city interlopers, the ever-loyal Lassie helps them adjust to their new surroundings.
    Resurrection 1980 POSTER

    Resurrection

    1980

    English

    7.1

    7

    83%

    76%

    Action

    Drama

    Fantasy

    small town

    spirit healer

    victim

    Daniel Petrie Daniel Petrie Director Sam Shepard Sam Shepard as Cal Ellen Burstyn Ellen Burstyn as Edna Madeleine Sherwood Madeleine Sherwood as Ruth Carlin Glynn Carlin Glynn as Suzy Kroll
    The story of a woman who survives the car accident which kills her husband, but discovers that she has the power to heal other people. She becomes an unwitting celebrity, the hope of those in desperate need of healing, and a lightning rod for religious beliefs and skeptics.
    Fort Apache the Bronx 1981 POSTER

    Fort Apache the Bronx

    1981

    English

    6.7

    10

    bronx, new york city

    Crime

    Drama

    nypd

    police

    police protagonist

    police station

    Daniel Petrie Daniel Petrie Director Daryl Edwards Daryl Edwards as Black Rookie Rachel Ticotin Rachel Ticotin as Isabella Paul Newman Paul Newman as Murphy Kim Delgado Kim Delgado as Suspect #1
    From the sight of a police officer this movie depicts the life in New York's infamous South Bronx. In the center is "Fort Apache", as the officers call their police station, which really seems like an outpost in enemy's country. The story follows officer Murphy, who seems to be a tuff cynic, but in truth he's a moralist with a sense for justice.
    Lifeguard 1976 POSTER

    Lifeguard

    1976

    English

    6.6

    15

    53%

    71%

    Action

    beach

    Drama

    high school reunion

    ladykiller

    lifeguard

    los angeles, california

    old flame

    Romance

    Daniel Petrie Daniel Petrie Director Parker Stevenson Parker Stevenson as Chris Paul Kent Paul Kent as Jack Gilmore Sam Elliott Sam Elliott as Rick Kathleen Quinlan Kathleen Quinlan as Wendy
    Rick is a Los Angeles County lifeguard who is in his thirties. At his 15-year high school reunion, he sees his old girlfriend who is now a divorced mother. After falling in love with her, Rick considers changing his career and lifestyle.
    Inherit the Wind 1999 POSTER

    Inherit the Wind

    1999

    English

    7.2

    3

    66%

    66%

    Action

    Drama

    Daniel Petrie Daniel Petrie Director Steve Monroe Steve Monroe as Howard David Wells David Wells as Mayor Carter Derek McGrath Derek McGrath as Radio Technician Jim Meskimen Jim Meskimen as Sauber
    Two great lawyers argue the case for and against a science teacher accused of the crime of teaching evolution.
    Cocoon: The Return 1988 POSTER

    Cocoon: The Return

    1988

    English

    5.4

    30

    31%

    34%

    Action

    Adventure

    Comedy

    expectant father

    human alien

    Mystery

    pregnancy

    pregnant woman

    return

    Romance

    Sci-Fi

    shape shifting alien

    Daniel Petrie Daniel Petrie Director Jack Gilford Jack Gilford as Bernard 'Bernie' Lefkowitz Gwen Verdon Gwen Verdon as Bess McCarthy Selwyn Elaine Stritch Elaine Stritch as Ruby Feinberg Courteney Cox Courteney Cox as Sara
    The reinvigorated elderly group that left Earth comes back to visit their relatives. Will they all decide to go back to the planet where no one grows old, or will they be tempted to remain on Earth?
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